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Iran opens up

( Updated: 05/21/2014 )

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A young couple stops for juice as hikers visit the Darakeh area in the foothills of the Alborz Mountains, where strict Islamic rules are more loosely enforced, on March 14, 2014, in Tehran, Iran. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

Flag-draped boys sit with an anti-American poster as Iranians stage a mass rally to mark the anniversary of the revolution on Feb. 11, 2014 in Tehran. From art, film and cultural festivals to rallies in Tehran and across the nation, Iran's Islamic Republic this year sees political change and an interim nuclear deal after the election of moderate President Hassan Rouhani. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

Iranians view paintings and sculptures as part of a 'Fajr' visual arts competition to mark the upcoming anniversary of the revolution, on Feb. 6, 2014, in Tehran. After the election of the moderate President last year, artists say that more people are willing to take part in government-sponsored events like these. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

Girls have the colors of the Iranian flag painted on their cheeks on Feb. 11, 2014, in Tehran. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

Iranians walk by an Adidas shop near Vanak Square in central Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 8, 2013. US-led sanctions over Iran's disputed nuclear program have helped cripple Iran's economy, though sanctions are to begin easing after Tehran agreed last month in Geneva to an interim deal with six world powers to halt the advance of its nuclear program. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif delivered a talk about the interim nuclear accord reached between Iran and six world powers at Tehran University. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP

A ‘Yes We Can’-style video, created to mark Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s first 100 days in office, features emotive imagery that has made it popular with moderates but has angered many hard-liners in Iran. screen grab from youtube

German-made robots fashion cars at the Iran Khodro Company in Tehran – one of the largest car manufacturers in the Middle East. Khodro will benefit from an easing of sanctions agreed to in the recent nuclear deal. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

A man washes a grave at a cemetery south of Tehran that commemorates the martyrs of the Iran-Iraq War. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

Iranian students press to get into the central library at Tehran University, where Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was delivering a talk. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

A camera with a live feed to Iranian state television broadcasts thousands of believers assembled for Friday prayers on the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 6, 2013. These days the prayers showcase anti-Israel and "Death to America" chants, while also speaking against "enemies" involved in the 2009 post-election unrest. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

An intersection is draped with flags to mark Ashoura, the Shiite commemoration of the killing of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, near Vali Asr Avenue in central Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 7, 2013. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

Traffic moves along a highway with Milad Tower and mountains in the background on a rare day of little pollution in Tehran, Iran. Tehran’s mayor, Mohammad Baqr Qalibaf, has been widely praised for his efforts to beautify Iran’s sprawling capital city. Scott Peterson/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

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The bipartisan group of senators say their threat of harsher sanctions will lead Iran to negotiate in good faith to reach a final deal with the international community on the scope of its nuclear program. White House sees the bill as ill-timed.

A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced legislation, in defiance of the White House, that would hit Iran with new sanctions if it violates the terms of an interim deal reached last month on its nuclear program.